| Authorised form of name | Langevin; Paul (1872 - 1946) |
| Dates | 1872 - 1946 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
| Date of birth | 23 January 1872 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 19/12/1946 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 21/06/1928 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Hughes Medal 1915; Copley Medal 1940 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1950-1951 vol 7 pp 405-419, plate, by F Joliot
References:
C T R Wilson, 'Reminiscences of My Early Years' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 163-173
S Katzir 'Who knew piezoelectricity? Rutherford and Langevin on submarine detection and the invention of sonar.' in NR 2012 Vol. 66 number 2, pages 141-158
Notes:
Obituary is in French |
| Code | NA713 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1928/21 | Langevin, Paul: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/52/459 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor Paul Langevin, FRS | 14 December 1915 |
| NLB/52/334 | Copy letter from Arthur Schuster, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor Paul Langevin, FRS | 11 November 1915 |
| NLB/52/335 | Copy letter from Arthur Schuster, Secretary of the Royal Society; to The Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Purse | 11 November 1915 |
| NLB/52/766 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Mr. Paul Langevin, FRS; 10 Rue Vanquelin, Paris | 24 February 1916 |
| NLB/52/329 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to The Deputy Master of the [Royal] Mint | 11 November 1915 |